Ayotte nominates Caitlin Davis as Frank Edelblut’s successor to lead state Department of Education

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Hours after approving the defining hallmark of Frank Edelblut’s tenure as commissioner of the state Department of Education – universal access to Education Freedom Accounts – Gov. Kelly Ayotte nominated his successor.

State Supreme Court says rich towns can keep excess school taxes rather than sharing them with poorer towns

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

In a major blow for advocates of public education funding reform, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that wealthier towns may continue to keep a portion of their statewide education property tax payments, reversing a lower court’s decision that had found the practice unconstitutional.

UPDATE: Police identify deceased driver in Salisbury crash

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Authorities have identified the driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck who died in a single-vehicle crash in Salisbury early Monday morning as Brian L. Young, 63, of Andover. 

Granite Geek: From YouTube to the language of the universe via polynomials

By DAVID BROOKS

Just like you and me, Dean Rubine admits that he sometimes wastes time online.

City prepares to clear, clean longstanding encampments in Healey Park

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord is prepared to spend $205,000 to clear and clean Healey Park, which for years has been the site of one of Concord’s larger homeless encampments.

Federal government seeks to dismiss NH lawsuit challenging Trump’s transgender athlete order

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The federal government is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two transgender high school athletes in New Hampshire, arguing that President Donald Trump’s executive order does not discriminate against them.

Four of New Hampshire’s 10 counties now deputized to work with ICE

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Hillsborough County’s sheriff department will soon be deputized to carry out immigration enforcement across the 31 municipalities in its jurisdiction, including New Hampshire’s two largest cities, Manchester and Nashua, both of which have significant immigration populations.

Injured hiker from Concord carried off Mt. Kearsarge in Warner

A Concord woman was carried off Mount Kearsarge on Sunday morning after injuring her leg.

Man shot under South End bridge Saturday, investigation underway

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A resident of a homeless encampment in the South End was shot in the back Saturday morning and transported to Concord Hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Henniker, Hillsborough hit hard by weekend storm

By DAVID BROOKS

Another weekend, another storm doing a number on town roads. Just ask Leo Aucoin.

Gender-affirming care and mandatory minimums: What to know from the State House this week

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s Republican majority added several notches on its belt this week as conservative priorities crossed key checkpoints.

Productive or poisonous? Yearslong clubhouse fight ends with council approval

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Despite a consensus to build a new clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course, Concord City Councilors wondered whether the prolonged debate over this project had been productive or poisonous. 

‘Shining our light as bright as the sun’ – Merrimack Valley graduates urged to care for others

By YAA BAME

Jacqueline Pearl is in love with her future and can’t wait to meet her.

‘Brady being Brady’: Graduating seniors reflect on lessons learned at Bishop Brady High School

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Students fluttered about the library at Bishop Brady High School affixing their caps and gowns, taking selfies and hugging their friends.

Hopkinton graduates leaned on each other to get through high school

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At the tail end of Hopkinton’s graduating class filing into the Durgin Pulling Arena, Constantine Salce rolled in with a bright smile, his electric wheelchair carrying him into a well-earned moment of celebration.

Licensed Nursing Assistant program for New Americans sends off first graduates

By YAA BAME

As Yuhsien Wu-Riggs walked up to receive her Licensed Nursing Assistant certification, she raised the roof with a grin on her face.

New Hampshire filmmakers finish movie in Concord, ten years in the making: ‘Granite Orpheus’

By ALEXANDER RAPP

What started as an improvisational experiment 10 year ago between friends in the New Hampshire film scene is nearing its cinematic debut.

Aldermen move forward on Hackett Hill sale

By ANDREW SYLVIA

Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) on June 3 approved the sale of portions of city-owned land on Hackett Hill to the Manchester-based Socha Company, following recommendations by the BMA Lands and Buildings Committee earlier in the night to make the land surplus and forego a request for proposals (RFP) process.

New fair coming next week to Everett Arena in Concord

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After the Kiwanis Fair was stymied by visa delays, another spring carnival will come to Concord this month.